Mammoth IPA 395

Brewed by Mammoth Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Mammoth Lakes, California USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Bomber from Hi Times Wine. Dark, dark amber color. Almost brown in color. Faint hoppy smell akin to a pale ale. Flavor is nice at first, with a good hoppy bite, but the hop bill in this beer doesn’t really work for me. Plus, I totally taste the sage, which lends a peppery, spicy, bitter ending. This beer is actually pretty good, but it’s not something I will be seeking out in the future.

22oz bottle courtesy of solomon420. Nice dark orange appearance. It smells almost like a DIPA but then the herbs come in, and nto the good kind. Once I tasted it I felt like someone had lit up a bunch of sage and waved it in my face. This was too strange and not something I look for in a DIPA. It is different though... Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 09-17-2008 03:59:37

On tap at the Clocktower Cellar Pub in Mammoth with jarspag and Maheu in January 09. Clear bronze color with medium carbonation and small head. Interesting aroma of rye and floral juniper with some toasted malt and light hops underneath. Low hop profile in the flavor, considering the style; however it is probably the spices overpowering the bitterness. Strange gin-like finish with more toasted grains. Kind of strange.

Aroma of sweet toffee, rosemary and pine hops. Appearance is reddish gold with tan head. Flavor matches the nose, with a little citrus as well. Palate is creamy and finishes lively. Pretty good stuff.

Bottle. Wow this one is different. The hops takes a backseat to Juniper and sage. The aroma is dominated by juniper and caramel, very little hops. Flavors are mainly sage, in particular initially. There is definite some serious hops in there because otherwise thisd would not work. But the sage is the predominat falvor. Body is robust, somewhat oily. Not a typical DIPA but a rather complex ale.

Bottle at a recent BA/RB tasting. Colour... amber with no head. Nose... juniper! And... juniper. Oh, and some hints of hops. Palate... a burst of, guess what.....? Juniper! Lots of that local sage which also gives it a vegetal hint, though not in a bad way. The hops show up mid-palate and linger on the finish.

Bomber purchased at brewery while on a mountain biking trip to Mammoth. Pours a reddish amber color, almost like brewed tea. The half finger of off-white head quickly diminishes. Just as the bottle promises, the nose is full of sage and juniper, much like a Sierra Nevada forest. The sage and juniper dominate, but other aromas include hoppy pine (more on the forest theme) as well as a little bit of citrus. Taste is initially strong on the juniper with the sage more prominent toward the finish. There is some grapefruit in there too, but the wild Sierra sage and juniper are the real story here. A nice malt-hops balance and imperceptible alcohol make this a great IPA and very easy to drink.

I split the bottle two ways into Sam Addams glasses I had a great cream colored head that settled down to a good film of lace that followed the brew down the glass. The body was a clear reddish brown. The aromas were quite interesting the juniper was nice experience to savor right up front. It did have a lot of herbal aromas going on some a little strange to me but noticeable. The beer had a citric to it but hidden behind the herbs. The flavor was balanced so it did surprise me to see this in a CA IPA but pleasantly so. It had a medium feel to it with ample carbonation for me. The brew was easy to drink and I would have liked another glass. A nice surprise for me from California

DTM scored this on a trip to So-Cali. I had a beer once called Spruce Ale. That one was horrible, however this beer was what I was expecting from that label. It was super piney, like licking an evergreen tree and it tasting how the forest smells. Nice departure from the norm and clear example of what a piney IPA brings to the palate.

Sample at brewery. Clear orange appearance with a frothy off-white head. Aroma is herbal with sage and floral with some light hop bitterness in the finish. Taste is a heavy malt presence with herbal flavors and some light bitterness. Mouthfeel is a bit thick. Not your standard double IPA but a nice beer uf you like herbal, floral beers.